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[bod-l-ee] / ˈbɒd l i /




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It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids and through broken skin, causing severe bleeding and organ failure.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Ebola spreads through infected bodily fluids such as blood and vomit, although this does not normally occur until symptoms have appeared.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The virus spreads from person to person through bodily fluids or exposure to the blood of an infected persons, who become contagious only once they display symptoms.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Those at highest risk of getting hantavirus from another human have “some direct exposure to bodily fluids,” Pan said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

A jockey’s only bodily protection was a skullcap constructed of silk-covered cardboard.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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